Security company Sophos has found an iPhone virus. Australians owning jailbroken iPhones have found that an unusual worm has infected their smartphones. The hacker’s name is apparently “ike_x” or “ikeeex” (according to his Twitter) and he has found a way to change the background of infected iPhones with a photo of Rick Astley. Here’s Sophos’ official [...]
Continue reading...8. November 2009
Beware users of jailbroken iPhones, it’s an iPhone virus! There is a worm circulating that targets your smartphone. The first infections have been discovered in Australia. The worm only works if your iPhone is jailbroken. The worm is a mobile Rick Roll changing the iPhone background to a photo of Rick Astley. Right now, that’s [...]
Continue reading...7. November 2009
Apple Insider has yet another Verizon iPhone rumor. Now they’re saying they have information that a worldphone iPhone that will sport a smaller form factor. So is the Verizon get the iPhone Nano? Apple Insider’s sources are from Taiwan and is involved in the iPhone supply chain. This rumor makes a lot of sense, as the [...]
Continue reading...7. November 2009
The rumor continues: Verizon is likely to get a CDMA iPhone next year if this report is correct: “Apple has contracted to produce a UMTS/CDMA hybrid iPhone due in the third quarter of next year that will enable the company to sell a single global handset to all carriers, and specifically to Verizon Wireless in [...]
Continue reading...3. November 2009
This is the end of a very long journey for Apple in China. The Cupertino company had been in talks with Chinese wireless providers for two years over the distribution of iPhone in the biggest mobile market in the world. Apple had a chance to make a deal with China Mobile (the company has been [...]
Continue reading...3. November 2009
Geohot followers rejoice as your ever reliable hacker has just unleashed his latest iPhone offerings: the blacksn0w iPhone unlock and blackra1n RC3 iPhone jailbreak. The great thing about blacksn0w is that it works on the new 05.11.07 baseband bundled with iPhone 3.1.2 firmware which the iPhone Dev Team has still yet to crack. For those [...]
Continue reading...3. November 2009
So China Ontrade is apparently making a few iPhone 4th Generation parts. One part specifically has been making the Internet rounds and is today’s big rumor. With good reason: China Ontrade has leaked the iPhone 3GS before. That time no one took it seriously. It turned out to be true. The common wisdom states that the [...]
Continue reading...2. November 2009
Gourmet Pixel and Haynes Manual have collaborated to make do-it-yourself vehicle maintenance and repair to iPhone users (also available for iPod Touch)–Haynes Car Tips. We don’t have to mention, most iPhone users are klutzes on vehicular repair–they are just the type. The “My Garage” section will help you with reminders (comes in handy for oil [...]
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See what happens when a car insurance company has a brilliant advertising idea to market on the iPhone. The game is played with several iPhones and Bluetooth turned on. The description from the makers:
Continue reading...2. November 2009
Potential iPhone users in the United Kingdom will have two wireless providers to choose from starting November 10. Orange will be offering the iPhone at nearly similar prices compared to O2. Orange UK CEO Tom Alexander had earlier confirmed that the wireless provider will seek a route other than a price war to attract people interested [...]
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8. November 2009
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